Thu.Mar 03, 2022

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How a clean energy transition supports Ukraine

GreenBiz

The outbreak of the Ukraine war lays bare the structural flaws with EU's strategy to use natural gas as a bridge fuel. Plans to increase support for green hydrogen and streamline renewable permitting are a good start.

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Reuters Events Renewable Finance and Investment US 2022 sets the stage for scaling up renewable energy portfolios during expected “decade of growth”

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The Dallas-based conference comes as President Biden’s USD $1.2 trillion Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act comes into effect and will bring together the world’s most influential renewable finance and investment leaders.

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Changes to menu messaging can increase sales of climate-friendly food

GreenBiz

Behavioral science has begun to explore strategies to encourage and empower consumers to make more sustainable dietary choices.

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Record 2021 Investment, Demand Highlight Critical Role Sustainable Energy Technologies Play in the U.S. Economy

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Tenth Annual Edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook Provides Key Data on the Role of Energy Efficiency, Natural Gas and Renewable Energy in Driving the Energy Transition

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Red-state voters want clean energy too — just look at Nebraska

GreenBiz

Wind and solar projects built this decade could deliver more than $1.4 billion in lifetime revenues to Nebraska’s rural economy.

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Renewables, nuclear and energy efficiency in IEA plan to break EU reliance on Russian gas

Smart Energy International

Ten-point plan in line with Green Deal but IEA does not rule out ramping up coal plants to cut gas dependence. The International Energy Agency today unveiled a 10-point plan which it believes could wean the European Union off Russian gas imports by more than a third by this time next year. The plan includes measures such as bringing in gas from other countries and boosting national reserves, as well as accelerating the roll out of renewables and increasing energy efficiency in buildings, industr

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Ford to spin off its EVs into separate “Model e” business unit

Charged

Ford has announced plans to spin off its EV efforts as a separate business unit called Model e. Automakers often seem to choose names that we pundits dislike (see Stellantis and the Chevy Bolt), and this one is doubly daffy because of a historical association with a certain California-born carmaker. Tesla originally wanted to call its third-generation vehicle Model E, so that its product lineup would spell S-E-X (always a good thing to invoke when selling cars), but Ford already held the tradema

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Soltec supplies SF7 trackers to Vena Energy’s 117MWp project in Australia

altenergymag

• The project reduces approximately 189,306 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, compared to thermal generation • Trackers supplied by Soltec were already generating over 240MWp in the land down under • The solar plant, owned by Vena Energy, will cover a surface area of around 200 hectares

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Vehicle as a grid: Bi-directional and intelligent power management EV solutions (Webinar)

Charged

Imagine a place where unseen technology powering our world is all around. Products and systems enabling an energy transition, power our vehicles and are integrated within our homes and cities, connecting us all. With a world-class portfolio of EV products and global expertise in electrical infrastructure development, Eaton’s “Everything as Grid” approach is addressing the energy needs of the future.

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Poll: British Columbians overwhelmingly see impact of climate change on province, but awareness of B.C.’s climate plan is low

Clean Energy Canada

VANCOUVER — Climate change has arrived in British Columbia, and British Columbians have taken note. An overwhelming majority (87%) now say that climate change has impacted people in their province, according to a new public opinion survey conducted by Stratcom for Clean Energy Canada. What’s more, this majority extends across all regions, demographics and voter types.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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Graphex Group to increase graphite production in China

Charged

Graphite and graphene enrichment company Graphex Group plans to expand its production of spherical graphite (SG) and coated spherical graphite (CSG) in Jixi City. Beginning in early 2023 and continuing for the next three years, Graphex Group says it will expand its annual production of SG from 10,000 to 40,000 tons per year. The company will also establish an in-house production operation that adds an additional 10,000 tons per year of CSG.

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Wind and solar production exceeded demand every second day in South Australia in 2021

Renew Economy

South Australia wind and solar production exceeded demand every second day in 2021, according to market operator. The post Wind and solar production exceeded demand every second day in South Australia in 2021 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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X Shore electric boats to use Kreisel Electric battery packs

Charged

Swedish electric boat manufacturer X Shore has taken onboard battery provider Kreisel Electric in a five-year deal worth €50 million. X Shore’s flagship model, the Eelex 8000, which features a 225 kW motor, will be exclusively powered by two Kreisel KBP 63 battery packs with a total capacity of 126 kWh. Kreisel Electric says its patented modular immersion-cooled battery technology complies with the DNV marine standard, and is designed to withstand the harshest environmental conditions.

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Victoria sets “game changing” offshore wind target of 9GW to replace coal

Renew Economy

Victoria announces ambitious new renewable energy target that aims to fast-track the rollout of offshore wind projects to replace coal. The post Victoria sets “game changing” offshore wind target of 9GW to replace coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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Green Hydrogen International Announces Hydrogen City, Texas

Energy Central

Hydrogen City, Texas will be an integrated green hydrogen production, storage, and transport hub growing to 60GW in size and producing over 2.5 billion kilograms of green hydrogen per year. The project is centered around a hydrogen storage facility in the Piedras Pintas Salt Dome located in Duval County. Pipelines will deliver the green hydrogen to Corpus.

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Estimating Volume Changes for Floodplain Harvesting in New South Wales, Australia

Planet Pulse

The Department of Planning and Environment in New South Wales (NSW) continually monitors and assesses the use of critical water resources including that stored in the thousands of on-farm water storages. Such assessment is used to evaluate the effectiveness of water restrictions, license and planning conditions to maintain an equitable share of water resources between both users and the environment.

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Dengue, Lyme, and cholera: how climate change is spurring disease

Grist

On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a stark warning that time is running out to adapt to climate change. Climate change is already having “widespread, pervasive impacts” on people everywhere in the world, a new report from the scientific panel says, due to the warming that has occurred so far — roughly 1.09 degrees Celsius (1.96 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels.

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Taylor walks away from Emissions Reduction Fund, carbon prices to plunge

Renew Economy

Taylor unwinds another Coalition climate policy, conceding government may not receive carbon offsets it contracted under the Emissions Reduction Fund. The post Taylor walks away from Emissions Reduction Fund, carbon prices to plunge appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?

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The Regenerative Playbook Reviews

Fairsnape

Lets dare to do things differently. The following was originally posted to the Regen/ Notes newsletter. You can follow, like and subscribe here. The Regenerative Playbook landed at the World Book Day Zoom Regenerative special event on the 1st of March. Below we present a collection of comments, observations and reviews from the launch, and on the playbook.

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Greens unveil $25b plan to overhaul Australia’s grid to deliver 700 per cent renewables vision

Renew Economy

A publicly owned FutureGrid utility would invest $25 billion in new network infrastructure to unlock renewables, under an ambitious Australian Greens plan. The post Greens unveil $25b plan to overhaul Australia’s grid to deliver 700 per cent renewables vision appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Vertical Farming: Potential to Provide Food Security Into The Future

Unsustainable

Let's start vertical farming, instead of horizontal. Let's change where we grow things, using walls, pillars, and sides of buildings, including sidescrapers.

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Vena gets ready to double size of South Australia’s second solar farm

Renew Economy

Vena appoints solar tracking firm for second stage of Tailem Bend solar farm in South Australia. The post Vena gets ready to double size of South Australia’s second solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hyundai plots £12bn accelerated electric vehicle roadmap

Business Green

Korean carmaker sets sights on securing seven per cent of global EV market by the end of the decade. Hyundai has become the latest carmaker to accelerate its electric vehicle (EV) ambitions, yesterday unveiling fresh plans to add another 17 new battery car models to its line up by the end of the decade, backed by £12bn of investment. The South Korean firm said it aimed to sell 1.87 million electric vehicles each year by 2030 under the new strategy in a bid to secure an overall seven per ce

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Former Climate Change Authority boss lands new role leading Energy Security Board

Renew Economy

Energy Security Board appoints experienced energy policy expert and former CCA boss into a new role of CEO. The post Former Climate Change Authority boss lands new role leading Energy Security Board appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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'Each wind turbine and solar panel is a step forward in the fight': IEA publishes roadmap for slashing Europe's dependence on Russian gas

Business Green

Sanctions against Russian goods, oligarchs, and services have multiplied in the week since the Kremlin launched its unprovoked attack on Ukraine, but questions have remained as to when and if the economic response to the invasion will be extended to cover the fossil fuel exports that bankroll much of Russia's economy. There have been growing calls for European nations to end imports of Russian gas altogether, given the millions of dollars paid by European countries for Russian fuels each day are

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Australians back Texas plan for 60GW green “Hydrogen City”

Renew Economy

Australia-backed plan to develop a world-leading renewable hydrogen hub in Texas is targeting production of 2.5 billion kg a year, from 60GW of solar and wind. The post Australians back Texas plan for 60GW green “Hydrogen City” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Double down on clean tech to loosen Russia's grip on European energy markets, business leaders urge EU

Business Green

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights pressing need to move away from fossil gas, business leaders tell European Commission president. Sustainable business and investor groups have written to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to urge for an acceleration the EU's package of green reforms, arguing the move will shore up European energy independence from Russia and help prevent climate disaster.

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Macquarie spins out new business to accelerate offshore wind, including in Australia

Renew Economy

Macquarie’s Green Investment Group will launch Corio Generation, a specialist offshore wind developer with projects across the world, including Australia. The post Macquarie spins out new business to accelerate offshore wind, including in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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CDP: Just a third of major firms worldwide have adopted robust net zero transition plans

Business Green

Non-profit's research also shows only around 1,200 firms worldwide have established climate goals verified by the Science-Based Targets initiative. Only a third of major companies worldwide have established credible climate goals validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), prompting calls for shareholders to use the upcoming AGM season to increase pressure on boards to beef-up their net zero transition plans.

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Nuclear Power’s Future Is Looking Brighter

Energy Central

Between 2009 and 2019, global consumption of renewable energy grew at an annual average of 13.4%. Over that time, renewable energy consumption grew from 8.2 exajoules (EJ) globally to 28.8 EJ. Yet, global carbon dioxide emissions rose by more than 4 billion metric tons per year during that time, reaching an all-time high in 2019. The reason for this is that overall global energy consumption —.

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Green Heat Network Fund: BEIS launches new £228m grant programme to support low carbon heat projects

Business Green

Fund will support projects in England where a central clean energy source channels heat to multiple properties and businesses. The government has launched a new £228m fund to support clean heat network projects in England that can help multiple homes and businesses ditch fossil gas boilers and slash their carbon emissions. The Green Heat Network Fund will support projects where a central clean energy source provides clean heat to multiple properties and businesses, including through the us

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LA Chapter Book Club – Doughnut Economics 7/21/22

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

July 21, 2022. 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PST. Virtual Event. Register. Join the WCS Los Angeles Chapter’s discussion on Kate Raworth’s book, “Donut Economics: 7 Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist.”. This is a hybrid event: Zoom Webinar & LACI Amphitheater. Standard ticket: $10. This event is complimentary for all WCS members. No promo codes needed.

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Hydrogen hybrid heating system demonstrated in Wales

Smart Energy International

The Milford Haven: Energy Kingdom project has unveiled what is believed the world’s first smart hydrogen hybrid heating system. The project in the Pembrokeshire town of Milford Haven to investigate the role of hydrogen in a decarbonised energy future combined a hydrogen-fuelled boiler with an electric air-source heat pump alongside smart control technology.